P G Moorman

..Measurement error may have attenuated any modest association with dairy products. The available epidemiologic evidence does not support a strong association between the consumption of milk or other dairy products and breast cancer risk...

..These results emphasize that timing of exogenous hormone use is important. Women who used these hormones before menopause had elevated risks, but the harmful effects began to decline with age after menopause...

..Two trinucleotide repeat polymorphisms have been described in exon 1 of the androgen receptor (AR) gene that may affect its function. Previous studies of ovarian cancer and AR repeat polymorphisms have been inconsistent...

..To prospectively estimate the risk for earlier ovarian failure among women undergoing hysterectomy with ovarian preservation, as compared with women of similar age without hysterectomy...

..Given the widespread use of statins, continued monitoring of their risks and benefits is warranted...

..The purpose of this analysis was to assess weight gain in premenopausal women in the first year after hysterectomy compared with a control group of women with intact uteri and ovaries...

..The objective of this paper was to evaluate whether women with ovarian cancer were more likely to report past use of antidepressants than control women...

..There is a clear need for further research on etiologic factors for ovarian cancer in African-American women...

..We examined associations between self-reported physical activity and ovarian cancer risk and survival in a population-based, case-control study in North Carolina...

..Most studies have little information about nonparticipants, making it difficult to identify characteristics associated with enrolment and how they might vary by race...

..This report compares reported symptoms in white and African American women before and 1-year after having a hysterectomy with at least one ovary retained...

..This study's objective was to examine the relationship between use of non-prescription and prescription NSAIDs and breast cancer and carcinoma in situ of the breast...

..Experimental studies in animals have suggested that antidepressants may promote the growth of mammary tumors, but epidemiologic data have not shown consistent associations between antidepressant use and breast cancer...

..To compare two methods for calculating lifetime ovulatory cycles (LOC) to determine if more detailed menstrual cycle information results in stronger associations with ovarian cancer...

..However, our results should be interpreted cautiously given the overall inconsistency in the epidemiologic literature on modifiers of BRCA1 and BRCA2...

..Findings suggest that associations between ovarian cancer and reproductive characteristics vary by menopausal status. Additional research is needed to further elucidate risk factors for postmenopausal disease...

..We examined the association between self-reported vitamin supplement use and breast cancer among black women and white women...

..Because these findings were based on a relatively small cohort of patients, corroborative studies with larger patient populations were needed...

..These observations suggest that obesity and body fat distribution, in addition to socioeconomic and medical care factors, contribute to racial differences in stage at breast cancer diagnosis...

..The objective of this study was to determine if use of menopausal hormones was associated with ovarian cancer and if risk varied by type of hormone used...

..This study examined the association between menopausal hormones and breast cancer in a biracial population...

..The similarity of the associations between African-American and white women suggest that racial differences in breast cancer incidence are not likely to be attributable to OC use...

..These controls seem to present a reasonable choice for clinic-centered case-control studies...

..This large study provides statistical evidence for a small increase in risk of ovarian cancer associated with common variants in the TP53 region...

..The objective of this study was to determine whether cyclin E overexpression defines an etiologically distinct subgroup of ovarian cancer...

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..Further research is needed to confirm these findings...

..In this study, we investigate the relationship between the progestin and estrogen potency in combination OCs and the risk of developing ovarian cancer...

..Previous epidemiologic research suggests that analgesic use may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer, although results are not consistent...

..Middle-aged African American women have the highest incidence and mortality of invasive cervical cancer in the United States and the lowest adherence to pap smear screening...

..A larger study to determine risk factors for invasive serous PPC is warranted...

..Hence, racial variations in both prevalences of and risks associated with particular factors may contribute to the higher incidence of breast cancer among younger African-American women...

..We explored the association between the COX-2 Val511Ala SNP and risk of colon cancer among 240 African American cases and 326 African American controls in a population-based, case-control study in North Carolina...

..These results add new knowledge suggesting that the protective effect of NSAIDs against colon cancer is similar among African Americans and Whites...

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..Among younger African-American women, we estimate that up to 68% of basal-like breast cancer could be prevented by promoting breastfeeding and reducing abdominal adiposity...

..Moreover, breastfeeding, one of the few potentially modifiable risk factors for breast cancer, was an important factor in decreasing risk among older parous postmenopausal women...

..These null results for SNPs identified from relatively large initial studies shows the importance of replicating associations by a consortium approach...

..Gene expression analysis has identified several breast cancer subtypes, including basal-like, human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 positive/estrogen receptor negative (HER2+/ER-), luminal A, and luminal B...

..These results may help elucidate breast cancer progression mechanisms and enable a better understanding of how reproductive characteristics influence breast cancer survival...

..It should have considerable public health impact given the high frequency of the procedure and the important health consequences of early ovarian failure. ..